Songs of the Sky B7

1923

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

There is a view of a dramatic sky above a rolling hill. The horizon line is low, with a dark hill silhouette against the sky. The image shows clouds with various formations, and light filtering through them, creating a backlit effect that highlights the edges and patterns. The photo is monochromatic, with deep contrast between dark clouds and hill, and lighter sky areas.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.3 x 11.8 cm (3 11/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.3 x 27.7 cm (13 1/2 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.860

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    158C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    904

The image shows a man leaning his head on his hand, positioned with his face resting on his left hand. He has a mustache, thin-framed eyeglasses, and thick, greying hair that curls slightly at the edges. He is dressed in a formal jacket, a white shirt, and a black bow tie. The background is a soft, dark blur.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georgia O'Keeffe; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 904.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper center verso, in graphite: Top / B7 [7 in subscript]; center left verso: B7 [7 in subscript]
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 158-C

Wikidata ID

Q64035915

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about the date of this print, see Key Set number 898.

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